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Hotdish Wednesday – Pawlenty Still “Not Running”?

By Robin Marty | 12.13.06 | 11:37 am

With 21 months still to go until the 2008 Republican National Convention, there is still enough talk about Governor Tim Pawlenty and the Presidential ticket to fill a hotdish every day.

We have some of the latest inside.

Point-Counterpoint: Dean Johnson for Senate?

By Joe Bodell | 12.12.06 | 12:17 pm

Editor’s Note: As a continuation of our 2008 Candidate Series, Joe Bodell and Robin Marty will continue debating the strengths and weaknesses of potential challengers to Senator Norm Coleman.  These posts should not be seen of an endorsement of any

Cook Report: Coleman is Senate’s “most vulnerable” Republican

By Paul Schmelzer | 11.20.06 | 5:34 pm

Speculation about the 2008 Senate race is already heating up, with pundits making guesses about the seat once occupied by Paul Wellstone and now filled by Norm Coleman. Both sides of the aisle seem heartened by the mid-term results: Wizbang

A Look Ahead: Another Perspective on the 2008 RNC

By Joe Bodell | 09.29.06 | 9:38 am

I don’t think the RNC chose the Twin Cities for 2008 just to screw over the DNC.  Their attendant rabble-rousers delight in that pleasant side-effect, but there are other reasons for it.  The geo-political realities are certainly salient – Minnesota,…

RNC ’08 Analysis

By Joe Bodell | 09.28.06 | 8:48 am

The announcement that the Republican National Committee will hold its 2008 Convention in the Twin Cities has been met with varying reactions across the aisle.  What will the real effects be, both short-term and long-term?  Since there has been only…